Wimpy Kid #5: The Color Purple

Purple is the new black--at least in Wimpy Kid country. Here's the only hint that Wimpy Kid creator Jeff Kinney is giving fans: "I feel like everything in the series has been leading up to the fifth book, which is about change and the different ways Greg and his best friend, Rowley, deal with it," said the author, who calls this book "the linchpin in the series."

The title and cover of Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5 (Abrams/Amulet, $13.95, 9780810984912/0810984911, 224 pp., ages 8-12, November 9, 2010) will be revealed in July; a 16-month wall calendar with photographs and dialogue from Twentieth Century Fox's live-action movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid (which debuted in theaters on March 19 and generated more than $61 million in ticket sales) will also be available this summer. In the meantime, you can collect custom-designed water bottles and bookmarks, and get them signed by Jeff Kinney at the Abrams booth (#4640) at BookExpo at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 27.